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Content Drop: Rejects Unite

To survive in Tertium, players will need to master both melee and ranged combat, switching seamlessly between the two as the need arises.Every encounter pits you against a variety of enemies, each with their own fighting style. It’ll be up to you to determine how best to take them down using the weapons at your disposal.
From boiling hot industrial factories to the decaying water maintenance zone afflicted by constant acid rainfall - Tertium Hive is a hard and unforgiving place even at the best of times. The rich lore of Darktide is felt everywhere in the game - from the moment you create your character, to the incredible scale you will feel when exploring Tertium, to the over 85 000 lines of voice acted dialogue.
At its core, Darktide is a co-op game. Wandering too far, risks punishment by foes looking to immobilize or capture stray Rejects, such as the slavering Chaos Hound or the Moebian Trapper. Once you fall prey to such foes, only your teammates can save you! More than that, your innate toughness – your determination to press on through the pain – only recharges when you are in the proximity of your strike team.
The threat of Chaos is not so easily defeated and the Battle for Tertium is just the beginning. In the coming weeks, months, and years the Darktide universe will grow, bringing with it new classes, missions, enemies & allies, and much more!
Create your character from the ground up by choosing a class. You'll also be selecting your character's backstory, building your character's unique look in the character creator, and choosing between an extensive range of voice lines that will showcase your character's personality as you play. But that's only the start, you will also be able to choose between a variety of different talents within your chosen class to further customize your character to match your playstyle. The wide range of weapons available will further reinforce that you can play your character the way you want it to be played.
Class
Summary
Veteran: Sharpshooters epitomize the Astra Militarum’s combat doctrine: overwhelming firepower honed through training and delivered unflinchingly in the heat of battle. The Sharpshooter specializes in ranged combat drills, keeping the foe at a distance while bringing firepower to bear against high-priority targets. Though they can spray and pray with the best of them, the Sharpshooter is at their most dangerous when they take the time to place their shots where the enemy is vulnerable. Breathe in. Breathe out. Blow them away.
Key
features
Ranged Combat
Headshots
Good vs Elites & Specials
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Melee: Standard-issue Munitorum Sapper Shovel
Ranged: Kantrael Mk VII Lasgun
Tactical
ACTION
Frag Grenade
Passive
Increased weak spot damage
Increased ammo capacity
Class ability
The Sharpshooter slows down their movement to take careful aim, increasing weak spot damage as well as accuracy and handling.
Coherency Bonus
Increased chance of not using any ammo.
Class
Summary
Psykers’ abilities are tied to the disciplines they learn to stave off madness and control their otherworldly gifts. Such disciplines run the gamut from showstopping to subtle, depending on the Psyker’s personality and tutelage.Psykinetics manipulate empyrean forces with the power of their mind, repurposing it to crush heads and inflict gnawing agony on their victims. They leave a trail of mangled bodies in their wake … most of whom never had a chance to react to their danger.
Key
features
Effective vs. Elite enemies
Warp Charge / Peril management
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Melee: Combat Sword
Ranged: Stub Revolver
PSYCHIC
POWER
Brain Burst
Passive
Killing an enemy with Brain Burst stores a Warp Charge. This bio-energy increases the damage of your smite ability while active.
Peril generation is reduced proportionally to the number of Warp Charges.
Class ability
The Psyker discharges their accumulated Warp Charge knocking enemies away.
Coherency Bonus
Increased damage against Elite enemies.
Class
Summary
Zealot: Preachers yearn for the release of death and arrival before the Golden Throne. Alas, it seems the Emperor yet has need of them in the mortal world and so they fight on, blows emboldened by pious rage as their lifeforce ebbs, and fury heightened by the knowledge that each scrap of pain brings them closer to reward.Preachers care not if they live or die, so long as the foe is vanquished. Their faith hardens as they suffer injury grow weaker, empowering attacks with holy wrath and strengthening their will to fight on!
Key
features
Health Management
High Damage Melee Attacks
Good vs. Armor
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Melee:Combat Axe
Ranged:Autopistol
Tactical
ACTION
Stumm Grenade
Passive
Melee damage is increased based on missing health.
Resist death on taking lethal damage.
Increased melee attack speed.
Class ability
The preacher dashes forward locking their target in melee.
coherency bonus
Decreases Toughness damage taken.
Class
Summary
A skullbreaker leans into the Ogryn’s foremost attribute: its prodigious strength. He loves nothing more than to charge into the thick of the fighting, shouldering aside any “punies” that get in his path to deliver punishing, shattering blows against his chosen target. Often while laughing as the tiny, tiny foes tire themselves out flailing at him in return.
It’s not subtle, but it’s definitely effective.
More importantly, it’s fun. Ogryns like having fun.
Key
features
Good vs. hordes
Effective stagger/suppression
Melee combat focus
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Melee:Pipe Club
Ranged:Thumper
Tactical
ACTION
Box of Grenades
Passive
Increased melee heavy attack damage
Increased toughness from melee kills
Tough skin - Greatly reduces toughness damage taken. Also reduces damage taken
Increased revive and assist speed
Class ability
“Bull Rush” - The Ogryn charges forward and knocks enemies back. After Bull Rush, the Ogryn has increased movement and attack speed for a limited time.
coherency bonus
Increased melee damage.
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